Alina Zhdanova -Fictitious-

The main video work in this exhibition, “Now and me, I and the other one,” is a work that explores a fictional personality reconstructed from memories lost to ordinary forgetfullness. The artist’s narration in the video alternates between that of a “self” recounting real memories, and another “self” born from forgotten memories. “Suitcase,” a new work created for this exhibition, introduces four fictitious characters that pack their “personalities” into a suitcase before taking off on a journey. These works, which depict “personalities” that arise from the back-and-forth between forgotten memories and fiction, are created using an analog animation technique that the artist refers to as “archive drawing,” in which an image is painted layer by layer, changing little by little, the process of which is documented and turned into an animation. a drawing is gradually transformed and repainted until it becomes a single finished image. This technique effectively functions as a visual expression of the inherent ambiguity of storytelling and the rewritable nature of memories.

In addition to the video works “Now and me, I and the other one” and “Suitcase,” the exhibition will feature approximately 10 original drawings and edition works created during the production process.

Planned and Coordinated by　Atsuko Nomura